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Lisa Smith

Ceramic Sculpture
 
Born:
I was born on March 8, 1967 in New Jersey. I grew up in Connecticut.

Home:
I moved to New Mexico in 1989. I live outside of the village of Canada de los Alamos, near Santa Fe, in the adobe house I built with my husband. In January of 2004, my beautiful son Indigo Abel was born at home!
 
Recent Shows:
SOFA Santa Fe. Represented by Thomas Riley Galleries; July, 2010.
SOFA Chicago. Represented by Thomas Riley Galleries; October, 2009.
Lisa Smith: Magicians and Musicians. Mariposa Gallery, Nob Hill, Albuquerque; June 2008.
Lisa smith: Recent Works. Karen Melfi Collection, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; July 2007.
RISD|Works: Lisa Smith. RISD|Works, 10 Westminster Street, Providence, RI; October 19 to November 15, 2006.
Day of the Dead Show Invitational. Mariposa Gallery, Nob Hill, Albuquerque; October 2006.
Originals 2005. sponsored by the New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe; September 2005 to February 2006.
Three Person Show. Mariposa Gallery, Nob Hill, Albuquerque; October 2005.
Lisa Smith: Recent Works. Karen Melfi Collection, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; August. 2004.
Sculpted Gifts, Invitational. Wilford & Vogt Fine Art, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; January 2003
Lisa Smith : Rain Angels. Karen Melfi Collection, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; June 2002.
Ravens in Winter, Invitational. Guadalupe Fine Art, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; February 2002.
Lisa Smith: Recent Works. Karen Melfi Collection, Canyon Road, Santa Fe; August. 2001.
NCECA 2001 Clay National Exhibition. Winthrop Universities Galleries, Rock Hill, South Carolina; February 2001.
Three Person Show. Mariposa Gallery, Nob Hill, Albuquerque; August 2000.
New Mexico 2000, exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe; October 1999 thru April 2000.
Women Artists from the Land of Enchantment, sponsored by the New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe; June 1999.
 
Education:
I graduated in 1989 with a BFA in Ceramics and minor in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.

Work Experience:
I’ve held several jobs teaching art to kids. Since 1991, I’ve been able to focus on my work as a full time studio artist.
 
Related Skills and Experiences:
I’ve worked with Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont and All Species Day in Santa Fe, both environmentally and socially conscious theater groups helping to educate and unite people through art. I have done post-graduate studies with James Tanner, Gina Bobrowski and Sana Musasama. Traveling is an invaluable source of inspiration and learning, and I have journeyed to Central and South America, Italy and to India and Nepal.